Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a breather on Thursday after falling hard recently on concerns over President Donald Trump’s push to lower U.S. beef prices, traders said. Ranchers continued to oppose Trump’s plan to boost the country’s imports of Argentine beef to reduce U.S. prices and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures take a pause after recent slides
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Higher yields reported for many crops
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most crops saw higher than average yields in Saskatchewan as few acres remained to be harvested as of Oct. 20, 2025.
American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute American food and agriculture groups are calling for a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).
Near record September major grain deliveries: Statistics Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian farmers made heavy deliveries of grains and oilseeds off the combine and into the commercial pipeline this September, with total deliveries of the major crops up 13.3 per cent from the same month the previous year, reported Statistics Canada.
China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tons annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.
Carney to meet China’s Xi in South Korea
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon in South Korea, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.
India slaps 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas
Reading Time: 2 minutes India has imposed a 30 per cent duty on yellow pea imports with a bill of lading date on or after Nov. 1, 2025.
U.S. livestock: Cattle regain ground, hogs dip
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures regained ground on Wednesday after falling off a cliff late last week. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 230.900 cents a pound, up 4.325 cents. February futures settled at 229.450 cents, up 5.350 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 9.150 cents to close at 334.025 cents per pound. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean futures hover near 15-month high after China buys U.S. cargoes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hovered near a 15-month high on Wednesday after trade sources said China made its first purchases from the autumn U.S. harvest ahead of a summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could climb higher through to spring
Reading Time: < 1 minute With harvest pressure on canola over, the Canadian oilseed could track higher until spring, said David Derwin, commodity futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, Man. Although he cautioned there will be some rough patches along the way.
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